On Sunday I made chicken tikka masala and curried eggplant in the morning before church.
Abe got sustained as a new assistant ward clerk today, and he stayed after to get trained and set apart.
After he came home, we ate and got the kids ready for bed, and Abe headed back to church for the random stake priesthood meeting. Apparently these happen every year, but my memory must be going because when Abe told me about it, I felt like I had never heard of it before.
I stayed at home and climbed into bed at 7:15pm. The girls came running into my bedroom shortly thereafter. They climbed in with me and we cuddled, talked and giggled for an hour. Mary kept talking about how much she loves bacon. Every time she mentioned the word “bacon” she would laugh so hard, and Lydia and I laughed with her. It was so fun. I loved having their little bodies next to mine with my arms around each one of them while we looked out the window at the beautiful trumpet vine, observed bees by the flowers, felt the beautiful breeze, and talked and laughed. It felt like a highlight of motherhood.
Then Abe came home, the girls went to bed, and we all fell asleep really early. It was great to kick start the week with so much sleep!